2010 Honda Insight Air Bags & Restraints Problems

The contact is a police officer with the Florida Highway Patrol. The deceased owned a 2010 Honda Insight. The vehicle was at a stop sign attempting to traverse an intersection. The deceased struck the left front of another vehicle that was in the intersection with the front end of the vehicle. The air bag deployed, the other vehicle's air bag did not deploy. The deceased was transported by ambulance and pronounced dead at a trauma center. The air bag was identified as a Takata air bag, and following an autopsy, one metal fragment from the inflator was found lodged in the deceased's chest. The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene and filed a report. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I HAD ACCIDENT AND AIR NEVER OPENS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER AND I HIT MY BREAK TO STOP MY CAR.AT THAT TIME, MY BREAK DID NOT WORK. I FINALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR AND MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. THAT WAS HAPPENING UPFRONT DICKINSON TOWN BINGHAMTON NY 13905. I HAD REPPORT FROM THE POLICE. THE RECALL NUMBER I RECEIVED FROM NHTSA IS 18V-661.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE AND INJURED THE CONTACT'S FACE AND LOWER BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT*JB

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY CAR I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018, IN BINGHAMTON NY. MY AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, THE SEATBELT WAS DAMAGE, AND ALSO THE FRONT BUMPER. AFTER I HAD THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL PAPER AND WHEN I VERIFIED THE NUMBER I FOUND I HAD A RECALL. I CALLED AND TALKED TO THEM, I ALSO SEND THE FIRST COMPLAINT. THEY SENT ME AN APPLICATION I FILLED IT OUT AND SENT IT BACK. WHEN I CALL THEY SAID TO ME THEY STILL WORKING ON IT. I RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL PAPER I CALLED JUST TO BE INFORM ABOUT EVERYTHING. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

IT HAS BEEN RECALLED

THE INFLATORS WERE REPLACED 3/24/16 AND 7/29/16. ON 7/5/17 MY SON WAS HIT BY A MAN RUNNING A RED LIGHT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY SON SUFFERED NUMEROUS INJURIES INCLUDING BEING KNOCKED OUT BY THE AIRBAG AND CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM THE CONCUSSION - I KNOW THE OLD AIRBAG/INFLATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. ALSO, THE SEATBELT BRUISED HIS CHEST AND THE DOCTOR THOUGHT HE HAD HEART DAMAGE. ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED EVERYTHING WAS FINE - JUST BAD CHEST BRUISE. MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE INFLATORS WERE REPLACED THEY, THE AIRBAG/INFLATOR, STILL CAUSED DAMAGE. 14 MONTHS LATER AND STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TBI. MY SON IS 5'11" AND SITS AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE WHEN HE DROVE THE CAR. I'M SENDING 2 PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. THIS IS JUST AN FYI.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIND OUT ANY INFORMATION REGARDING GETTING THE AIRBAG REPLACED AND THE DEALER WILL NOT CALL ME BACK. I HAVE LEFT MULTIPLE MESSAGES THEY ARE LEFT UNANSWERED. THIS RECALL CAME OUT OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT STILL IS LEFT UNDONE. THE OTHER DEALERS AROUND THE AREA WON'T EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERS SHOULD NOT BE TREATING THE CUSTOMERS THIS WAY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO SAFETY.

2010 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, SAYING THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN DEALER HAD THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WITH AN EXPECTED DATE OF SUMMER 2016. I EMAILED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN GARAGE. I DON'T WANT TO SELL OR TRADE UNTIL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THIS HAS GONE ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I JUST CHECKED THE HONDA WEBSITE. THEIR COMPLETION RATE IS LESS THAN 50%, YET THEY ARE SEEMINGLY VERY HAPPY WITH THAT RATE! THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

AIRBAG RECALL. THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR AGO ABOUT ANOTHER AIR BAG RECALL. HONDA HAS YET TO FIX THIS. WHAT IS THE HOLD UP? I CONTACTED HONDA A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PART. WHEN WILL MY VEHICLE FINALLY GET FIXED?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG RECALL IN WHICH THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER HAD FINALLY RECEIVED THE PARTS, SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THAT THE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN POTENTIALLY INCORRECTLY RE-INSTALLED. IN ADDITION TO EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THERE WAS ALSO A MISSING BOLT AFTER THE DEALERS REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. WHEN THE CAR SAT FOR 3 MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE TWO CAR SEATS FOR MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO FOLLOW HONDA'S SUGGESTION TO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HONDA HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLES. I'VE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND BEEN GIVEN A CASE #. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW BEEN 4 WEEKS SINCE MY INITIAL REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR WAIVER FROM HONDA AND NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO MY CLAIM. UPON CALLING HONDA ON THE 11TH OF AUGUST, I WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE AT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER COULD ACCESS CASE FILES. SO, NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.